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Alumni News
Zoom in: Celebrating 60 years with the Class of 1961
During Alumni Days in late May, Dalhousie hosted a special virtual class reunion over Zoom to mark a significant milestone for grads from the Class of 1961.
Dal science alumnus, prof and battery pioneer receives $6 million from NSERC & Tesla
Jeff Dahn (BSc’78), Chongyin Yang and Michael Metzger will use millions in new funding to help advance their work on developing better batteries for electric vehicles and grid-energy storage.
Rayleigh Solar Tech’s Future Shines Bright
The most recent alumni of the Emera ideaHUB are from Rayleigh Solar Tech, getting their start from a Dalhousie research lab bench.
Open Dialogue Live explores the complexities of pain at all stages of life
As part of Dal Alumni Days next week, the Faculty of Medicine and the Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation will host a special Open Dialogue Live featuring three Dalhousie researchers in pain management.
Remembering Dal alum Angela Rehhorn through the Stay Connected Mental Health Project
Today marks two years since the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash that tragically took the lives of Angela Rehhorn and Danielle Moore, both 24-year old graduates of Dal’s marine biology program. Now, as a way to honour their daughter’s legacy, Rehhorn’s parents are offering support for student mental health services at Dal.
From the Ocean to Outer Space: The Adventures of Dr. Kathy Sullivan
The adventures of astronaut and oceanographer Dr. Kathy Sullivan (PhD’78, LLD’85) were recently featured in Rolling Stone. Her explorations have taken her where few others have gone before.
Nova Scotian researcher sheds light on Boston COVID-19 superspreader event
Bronwyn MacInnis (Bsc’97) was senior author of a study published in the journal Science tracking a COVID-19 superspreading event in Boston.
Successes and setbacks
Open Dialogue Live’s panel discussion provided a close look at how women in STEM are navigating 2020.
Halifax’s Evolve Fitness raises money for local businesses
Originally posted on Huffingtonpost.ca By Brian Trinh Alumnus, Mitch Benvie (BSc’08) and his team at Evolve Fitness Ltd. are stepping up to support local entrepreneurs. After nearly a decade in business, brothers Mitchell and Matt Benvie decided to close the doors to Evolve Fitness, a gym in Halifax’s North End community. They’re one of many small businesses […]
Creating a deeper sense of community for LGBTQ+ scientists
Landon Getz (BSc’17) is the founder of a visibility and community building project working to enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion for individuals identifying as LGBTQ+ in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields across the Atlantic Provinces.